Pehu Simonet - Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Les Crayeres Verzenay Fins Lieux #2 2013
Vinous: 95 Points
The 2013 Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs Verzenay Les Crayeres Fins Lieux #2 is one of the best wines I have tasted from David Pehu. The combination of a cold, late-ripening harvest and Pinot Noir from one of the top sites in Verzenay results in a brisk, finely cut Champagne that delivers the goods. Minerally drenched savory notes cut through a core of Pinot fruit. The 2013 simply dazzles from start to finish. Dosage is 1.5 grams per liter.
A View from the Cellar: 91 Points
The Fins Lieux #2 bottling from Pehu-Simonet is composed entirely of pinot noir from the les Crayères vineyard in Verzenay. Forty percent of the vins clairs for this bottling are raised in cask, rather than tank, and none of the still wines undergo malolactic. The wine was disgorged in January of 2021 and finished with a dosage of 1.5 grams per liter. The bouquet wafts from the glass in a refined blend of white peach, apple, patissière, chalky soil tones, just a hint of nutskin and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is crisp, full-bodied and complex, with a good core of fruit, pinpoint bubbles, snappy acids and good length and grip on the brisk, well-balanced finish. There is just a touch of leesy flavors on the backend here that keep the score down a tad. The wine is starting to show some nice signs of secondary development, but with the vins clairs having not undergone malo, the wine is still plenty zippy on the backend. Good juice.
Price: $110.00
In Mixed Case: $93.50
Quantity Available: 7
